Developing Left Hand -- Right Hand Independence on the Piano - Glen Rose

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Piano independence. Glen Rose gives a short talk on how to begin developing independence with both hands for improvisation at the piano. This is a collection of selected excerpts from the, "Developing Left Hand -- Right Hand Independence on the Piano" video lesson found on the web site.
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[@r.k.2355]

Unbelievably simple exercise for a unbelievably tough skill. That's why they say.....A good teacher teach but great one, inspires.... You are the one who inspires. Thanks for posting.

[@glenrose7925]

Thank you Rohit

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Well said.

[@stephenbush8353]

This is not an easy thing to do but those who master it really stand out. This is the first video I have seen that explains it like this and is actually a real hands on starting point.

[@Gustavoussgamer]

Stephen Bush Literally

[@gtrdoc911]

Somehow it never dawned on me I could practice hand independence without a keyboard. Great idea!

[@MansterBear]

+Rijkaard did u ever get one?

[@labradog05]

@Rijkaard yea me too im curious, i just have one and i want to know how youre doing

[@nedohamilli]

one of the best teachers on you tube .ecxellent

[@palletcolorato]

Thank you! I'm re-learning keyboard at age 55 (retired) after taking a few lessons as an 8 year old. These exercises are what I really require. Not easy, but I'll keep at it.

[@ArtemisiaDS3]

Just with this video, and an hour of practice, the two hands are finally starting to think on their own. I've got about 1 week of experience and I'm kinda all over the place. Can't really figure out what piece or video I should focus on as there's so many.

[@makaylalove2905]

This was so helpful. I just started piano not knowing how to do anything. I was getting frustrated because I tried to teach myself,then I came across this, and I feel much more confident in piano now! Thank u so much!!

[@ericr5431]

WOW!!! Why anyone would give you 19 thumbs down is beyond me.

[@bubblebath2892]

@Linux Tuxfriend lol

[@clive19590]

Thank you for teaching exactly what I wanted to know in a way that is clear and professional.

[@vinecosta6733]

So helpful! Seriously, amazing video! It really helped me. I'm looking for something like that for weeks. Thank you!!!

[@atsul.7943]

Woow. Never thought of this. I could do this anywhere and this will really facilitate my progress in hand independence. Thanks.

[@dohoang1]

Mr Rose, wish I had you as my teacher when I began learning to play the piano. Many thanks and warmest regards.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci beaucoup. Breaking a complex movement into it's simplest components.

[@yudipitre5720]

Thank you 😊 I am beginner. This is very helpful 🙂

[@thomasdohling]

At last something practical on developing independence with both hands at the piano. I have heard the jazz music on your website and I loved them. My ears instantly picked up the left hand-right hand playing! I'm going to study and learn this style. Thank you.

[@glenrose7925]

Great. I hope you have success with the ideas.

[@eldridcrawford5677]

Excellent instruction on the basics of left hand right hand coordination

[@reason43poole37]

True understanding of teaching, thanks Glen.

[@eliolopez3107]

Smart approach. You can practice with or without a keyboard while building your skills. Well thought out.

[@ReddoX30]

Thank you for these exercises, they are incredibly helpful for a beginner struggling with hand independence!

[@olecorby6062]

Thank you so much, I couldn't do ANYTHING with my left hand before this. You helped out a lot!!

[@glenrose7925]

Ok, now try holding your fork with you left hand while you eat. Chew on the right side of your mouth and tap your spoon with your other hand in a steady beat on your plate. It will be a great conversation starter when eating out.

[@GoofRebelMusic]

Practicing patterns while on the phone is so smart! I am not good at singing rhythms independent from the rhythms on the keys. This will help.

[@plf5695]

Brilliant and very motivating. Thank for posting it.

[@TaffmanGuyo]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience. Best wishes from the U.K.

[@SuperJakey92]

This is pretty difficult starting out, but very beneficial just got to keep practicing.

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Hello Glen, I hope you are well! Thanks for this great lesson. I needed this mindshift. It never crossed my mind to practice without a keyboard. This brings me back to base camp!

[@zs2mat]

Very helpful simple and logical building block. Thank you.

[@MrTuangpu]

Thank You Glen Rose, it is very helpful. God Bless You.

[@arbbr9397]

that actually really helped me understand things a lot better thanks

[@87048]

i sincerely appreciate this video. have been searching all morning for a good exercise for my l/r coordination, it's been VERY helpful. thanks, again!

[@bubblebath2892]

Loved it , 6:50 starts it on piano(just for time saving),however don't miss out on the tapping part - it gives amazing results

[@cristhomas5683]

Great concept! Very useful for me thanks 👍🏻🎹

[@shrutivsec]

I wish there was an option to double like this video.. It's the most helpful hand independence video i have seen so far.. Thank you..

[@luisesa4042]

It´´s 2 am in the morning sir. Good lesson. Thank you. Time to go

[@TimmyDahitman]

Snart this is something you can do no matter where your at

[@rebanelson607]

Excellent lesson. Thanks!

[@davidgerber9317]

Very accessible for me. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@karenbruce417]

Very helpful! I feel so uncoordinated at the piano but this is the basics I need to practice to become better at it! Thanks for the lesson :)

[@alkas288]

Great simple independence games you can exercise almost everywhere (where you're handsfree at least ;). Thanks a lot!

[@glenrose7925]

Right, you can always spot a drummer out in public. Always tapping out rhythms on their legs and such, dash board of the car.

[@liljunemiller8380]

I like the way you teach thank you

[@johngottbehut2026]

Just a beginner at 79.very helpful

[@ed9709]

Very interesting Sir. Thank you vey much.

[@Z_Victory_Z]

Very nice exercises. Thank you!

[@davidmarks509]

That's one big ukulele. Didn't know you played piano as well. Excellent lesson.

[@glenrose7925]

thanks. I must say, ukulele is just a tad easier than piano

[@swiss3948]

Great video and help! Thanks man!

[@nestorduque8690]

Great video, so simple, thanks a lot.

[@suzannebrown945]

Just what I need........back to basics.......to get this hand independence happening....😊

[@janebosman666]

wowwww amazing. very hard but i know it will help. thank you for this lesson.

[@claytonemery]

Very helpful and clear. Thanks.

[@williamirvine9546]

This video really helped me out. Helped me learn "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd pretty quick.

[@ohiosoundlab]

Great lesson Sir...thank you😊

[@jaanuskiipli4647]

excellent - simple and useful

[@gardenmen8152]

very useful and I will practice this exercise.

[@theredumbrella4899]

This really helped ...I was having such a hard time learning

[@GlenRoseJazz]

Glad to hear it. If you get Lesson One and Tqo they will help a lot with this one

[@GlenRoseJazz]

jazzypiano.net

[@vishwasgupta3]

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[@AshishKumar-nd9hq]

Great tips Glen! Thanks.

[@williamkidwell1504]

This basic idea can be doubled simply by changing the hands... meaning - once you learn how to "automate" the left hand to free the right one - simply flip the practice routine around, so you play the "automated" part in the right hand and solo with the left... It takes some work though because the way we number our fingers (1=thumb to 5=pinky) fans from the inside out, whereas the way the keyboard is numbered simply rises in a sequential straight line... its hard to describe, which is why it takes work, but you can sense it when you play.

[@williamkidwell1504]

perhaps the difficulty in flipping the hands is better stated by contemplating what finger *leads* the automated rhythm in one hand vs the other... if the pinky (5) leads with the low note in the bass followed by the octave on the thumb (1), then to automate this in the right hand you'll have to lead with the thumb (1) followed by a rise to the pinky (5) to play the octave... Because the finger numberings are so contrary, it may be better to just identify the lead note and hit it with the opposing finger from hand to hand... anyway... $.02

[@glenrose7925]

Really a terrific idea William!

[@VinayPallekondaFTW]

Thanks!!! That really really really helped!

[@jasper007s5]

I agree with the comments already left. It's difficult. But, I'm gonna stick with it and hope like hell, that I'll get, sooner than later. Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it. Thanks.

[@viveknjoshi]

thanks man!!! that helped me a lot

[@joseortiz-fw7by]

Got it right away, thanks so much.

[@moviemars1416]

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[@PhilipDunn]

Outstanding!

[@crownedking2567]

Great tips,great lesson for me.

[@sud78]

Very helpful sir.

[@avtandil1971]

Thank you Sir. That’s how it shbd taught. Brilliant.

[@sureshpai2469]

Amazing!! Really nice one!!!

[@johnhancock8463]

Thank you

[@kjgallen1]

Where are the lessons for beginning thanks Like your style!

[@valeriekuhn3746]

Hey Glen, you still with us? Love to see more video on youtube!

[@Advait]

Very Cool

[@GuvnaGoeby]

It's funny because tapping without the piano notes only confused my brain but doing this whilst playing the notes at the same time was easy lol. I've been playing for about ten years but I really want to be much better at piano xD And after actually watching this video I realized that my left and right hands are more independent than I thought lol. I can play more than 4 notes whilst my left hand keeps playing two xD I went one further and kept playing C and G over and over whilst going up and down the scale from C to C. I think I'll do that every day now lol.

[@dokshadomogh3832]

you are the greatest I had ever seen,, don,t listen to who can,t get it,, I swear to you ,, simple I never felt happy as I felt your simplify it with your own way,, I play my keyboard great ,n I use my left hand as a reflect, not as a part of my player,, I,ll be more than happy to get all your lessons,, you are the only one who really simplify it to me your way,, my appeciations, and I,ll be happy to be one of your students serious,, Mag.

[@bikerbisht110]

Thanks Glen

[@JoseFuentes-fn3dl]

Great exercise!

[@MrX-ye9bt]

I need to get these fingers working. Because I really. Love classical music and I want to learn to play

[@jazzkool2bbop]

Great! Thank you

[@iMattDoStuff]

I'll have to practice this before I could hold a piano. I don't want the music to be a mess. For a week is enough I think.

[@DotyAudioswaps]

I'm doing the same thing

[@iMattDoStuff]

Go for it

[@erolgumusdere6480]

development with 2 hands extremely difficult for me at this moment. even when I am practicing everyday, it must be mental. lol

[@soloohk]

The Exercise Really Comes Handy I Tap My Left Thigh To Beat Time AnyTime AnyWhere，I Will Keep On Practising Till The Result Comes out。

[@samediaunlocked9649]

this man is a genius

[@glenrose7925]

Well, not really. just enjoying teaching

[@Phosphage]

Very helpful

[@meaganboodoo315]

great video this is exactly what i was looking for :) thank you

[@kjmusic..]

great very helpful

[@laurab4176]

This helps me like so much wowowow!!!

[@thaipham3472]

wow, it looks simple but seem difficult

[@mortezahoseini7573]

really helpful.thnaks alot

[@hosain_awad]

ecxellent teachers Thank you

[@gabrielmelodia]

good thankss for lesson

[@Dajavoutube]

Hello Glen Excellent tuition! I'm a beginner and find this very useful. I can't yet ride a bike and chew gum, if you know what I mean, and wonder if I ever will. Can anyone do it with practice and perseverance or do you have to have a particular type of brain?

[@bubblebath2892]

I guess you need to have a strong desire and dedication to put the required effort - that my friend gives you 'the type of brain' to achieve whatever you want

[@kingwindsor23]

thank you so much...

[@snh3160]

Good for starters.

[@benjaminpearlman2625]

Excellent for beginners .but proper hands position in necessary.

[@manojavier2874]

Thanks!

[@Starritt_Piano]

I don't see a reason why the it couldn't work the other way around, the left hand plays the interesting passages as the right hand accompanies. Jazz piano is seemingly give and take, however the right hand is playing too much take and it needs to in fact give more so the left hand can share the improvising. I sometimes think of the right and left hands as two people or characters, and I would maybe begin experimenting with dialoguing, i.e., fours between both hands so a greater amount of flow and interest occurs throughout the solo :)

[@johndoe46446]

That's something I used to do when starting out.

[@KrisNulph]

Good exercise to build coordination of Hands Also a good brain exercise.

[@glenrose7925]

Hah! Didn't recognize me without my diving gear, eh?

[@racellemillagracia2303]

How in the frickin world was I able to do it at my first try? Also, I showed my friend (she's really good at playing the piano) to rotate her right hand's forefinger clockwise and vice versa on her left at the same time. She had a hard time doing it while I was able to easily do it at my first try and yet I can't play with both hands on the piano. She told me it might be because I wasn't used to the places of the keys and a total beginner but I kind of find it strange.

[@glenrose7925]

Some of us inherently pick it up easy, some of us not. Simple as that. I was trained as a classical pianist. Super nerd. Lousy dancer. No natural rhythm. It was very hard work for me for a very long time when I was in my late teens. After a few years things really clicked and I was flying and free and also got into drums. We all need to be drummers in some kind of way. Just feel the pulse and work around that pulse.

[@Lynkevmusic]

thank you :-)

[@frazerburns91]

Thanks man

[@soloohk]

It Is Hard To Even Clap The Table With Both Hands Doing Different Thing. I Am Skeptical That Piano Playing Is For Those Gifted People.

[@B501R]

generally speaking for a 35 years old guy, how long does this practice will turn successfully?

[@glenrose7925]

2 days to 2 years, depending on the determination.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Can I type my comments and tap a rhythm at the same time? Yup. Merci beaucoup.